Deval Patrick has become very, very rich since leaving the post of Massachusetts governor. That’s what happens when you become a managing director of Bain Capital, one of the behemoths in the private equity industry. Patrick became rich working for a company—being a managing director of a company—that has screwed thousands of workers, especially 30,000 […]
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Episode 157: Deval Patrick Destroyed Peoples’ Jobs; The $1.5 Trillion Haul From A Tax on Wall Street
Posted on 20 November 2019.
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Episode 96: Toys R Us Workers Aren’t Playing Around; The Secret To Organizing A Union
Posted on 22 August 2018.
When Toys R Us went belly up, 33,000 workers were cast into the streets with no severance because the bankruptcy laws favor corporate thieves and raiders. But, those workers are fighting back. I talk to two key leaders in the campaign to change the laws and get a bit of justice, not just for Toys […]
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